Where does “já” come from?

já (Indo-Portuguese) comes from Portuguese já, from Old Portuguese ja, from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

já (Indo-Portuguese): used in conjunction with the past tense

Definitions

  1. used in conjunction with the past tense

Ancestry of “já”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejáalready; now; any more; any longer
2Old Portugueseja—
3Latiniamalready; now; anymore
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →Every word from Old Portuguese ja →